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definately try out agreatdaytoride (spencer) his seats are incredible... top notch work, and very easy on the wallet. i bought a sargent seat for the VFR and it didnt compare to mt seat that spencer did. i have been thinking about sending my sargent to him and have him work his magic on it. if you go into the product review section i have a full write up on it.

yes thanks for the free track day.. it was a learning experience.. cant wait to get on the track again.

thanks for the suggestions.. i cant wait to get some more learning experience with you guys at gingerman... hopefully i can get one of the control riders to tow me around a few laps and then see if he can follow me to give me some pointers, and suggestions. id like all the input i can get to help me along

it had rained prior to the start of the day... so morning or not it was slick.. but yes at turn 7... which were the first 2 of the day.. and then a couple at 8

oh yeah and there was like 6 people who went down yesterday.. nothing major there was a younger kid on a newer cbr600 who mangled it up pretty good. looked to be his street bike.. he went out one session and then spent the rest of the day in the pits cleaning the mud off of it and trying to get it to start lol.. he busted up the front end and both side fairings

i think me and another guy were the only 2 who raised our hands lol

the same speed as me or your didnt have a chance to pass lol

take the VFR up to gingerman i have a open trailer spot there was a guy on a 02+ Viffer at putnam.. he did pretty well

get ready to be overwhelmed lol but it is a blast. ill see you there.. ill be the slow guy

i bought the bike off a friend, and the suspension was setup to his weight. we are the same weight so i figured it should be close enough for the time being. i was gonna have turn one set it up, but they were booed for the entire day. so if anyone wants to help with setting up the suspension let me know ive got free beer waiting for you the main purpose of writing up this thread was just to show anyone who hasnt done a track day, but wants to do one, what to expect. im not saying everyone will have the same outcome as me, but you will be humbled. i think its a great learning experience and puts thing in perspective. and damn its a great feeling tucking coming out of turn 10 and just clickin through the gears.. slide over on the seat a bit, own shift, down shift, apply brake s a tad, and bend into turn one my favorite turn is turn 8... dont know why, but even if i was a few bike lengths behind someone i would carry way more speed in that turn and catch them. i think that turn is the most lean angle i got too lol.. just felt real comfortable on that turn all day

i know right.. i had lots of decals from the dealer show at indy the bike is totally official now

side note, next set of tires will be some PP 2CTs.. i dont see me needing anything more than that for a while, and they will heat up alot quicker

really? whats that cost? id definately be down for that.. i think id learn alot more from a one on one setup

BE AWARE... LONG READ so im back from my first track day ever.. at Putnam road course.. Thanks again NESBA for the free track day!! i will say i was a bit nervous before getting to the track, not knowing what to expect, running things through in my head from the keith code dvd... etc etc The rider meeting was basic, do and donts.. the beginner meeting was a little more informative, but quite alot of info to take in, especially in 20 min or so, and im not really adaptive to listening to somone teach versus seeing it first hand, so the info did me only little good. feedback and correction on the other hand i can adapt to if someone tells me (we will get into that in a bit) ok, so it rained till like 6:30 am which was when the gates opened.. and i mean it poured from like 3 am till till that time. so needless to say the track conditions for a first timer were less than desireable. i actually sat out the first session per a NESBA guys suggestion.. told me for my first time ever at a track i might want to let the track dry out, especially since i was on dot race tires without warmers. 2nd session my first time on the track... i was overwhelmed.. sensory overload, so much to think about in little time, trying to follow the CR's line, look for my turn in point, turn in, look at my apex, head for it, look for my exit, slow throttle out of the corner when the bike starts to come out of a lean a bit. it was so much to think about at one time, i fell back in the pack and my pace was slow... then i didnt have a CR to follow, i was by myself. i was braking to much, to early, my throttle was choppy, i was turning in to early, or to late, i just felt humbled. after pitting i felt very very humbled, overwhelmed, intimidated. i dont consider myself a great rider by any means, but i though i was a pretty decent rider. after the first session i felt like i had just gotten on a bike. i went and talked with one of the CR's and asked him for pointers, suggestions etc.. he was never behind me though, so he really had nothing for me. but said that next session he would tow me along a lap, then get behind me to see how i was doing. 2nd session, as he said , the CR lead me around, i tried to follow his line and pace as best i could, while not fixating on him, and keeping my eyes on the track , looking through the turns. i felt more comfortable this time out, track was more dry, i felt looser, but i still wasnt smooth at all, and i was still heavy on the brakes, and trying to make up ground on the straights. after a lap he got behind me and followed me for a few laps. after pitting i went back to him and we talked, he said i looked comfortable on the bike, and didnt see much wrong (didnt feel that way to me ) he did say i was turning in to a few turns late, as were alot of the other riders. the rest of the day, i dont think i got any better, faster than my 2nd session, i was still heavy on the brakes at times, and not smooth with the throttle. my main goal after the 2nd session was to try and correct that as much as i could, it got better but it needs alot of work still. and i was also working on locking myself on the bike with my lower body, and keeping my upper body really lose. it was kind of nerve racking at times, and i felt my grip getting tighter on the bars, so id make myself lock in and loosen up. id probably say i was one of the worst riders in beginner group .. just alot of shit at one time lol. my big problem is confidence in the bike and myself i guess. i know i can go faster trough the turns, but i think i come in to hot and i brake, which im not to hot, i just think it. ill have t just keep working on increasing my entry speed, and corner speed a little bit at a time. all the other riders there are great, alot of nice folks who asked how i was doing, and after i told them it was my first time ever, and how i felt about how i was doing, they gave me a reassuring "i was there once" or "we all started out there before" as for NESBA.. nice people, willing to help anyone. I think more control riders could have been in the beginner class. its hard to follow a line of the CR if there is 3 people in front of you then the CR.. you have to follow someone elses line when your learning which may or may not be right. which im sure happened to some people who may have followed me at some points nearing the end of the day it started to mist a quite a bit, and on my last session first lap trying to get the tires up to temp the bike was kinda getting sketchy in the turns, so i made anther lap and grip was better but the back slid out on me a little bit in one turn kind puckered my butt... visor was getting fogged up as well, so i called it a day. do i like track days? absolutley i just need alot of work... id love to have a one on one instructor instead of trying to learn with 15 other people at the same time. so in closing... if your going to the gingerman track day.. look for me, ill be at the back of the pack in the beginner group

word thanks for the heads up im actually gonna put a number plate there keke

all loaded up and ready to go..

ill have to get some pics in the sun when daylight hits, but these will do for now. gotta get some stomp grip tomorrow for the tank as well

dont hex me.. the rain will hold out

unfortunately

got the oil changed as well, and getting ready to drain the coolant here in a minute

thanks guys.. im just putting the upper in clear. so tonight ill wet sand and buff it out, and then ill head to iron pony tomorrow for some stomp grip. ill have pics of it all done tomorrow

got the tank front fender and tail section done and mounted. all wet sanded and polished

saturday brosef you sunday only?

tank is painted.. gotta wet sand and polish it tonight or tomorrow. lower fairing got some of the metallic grey. tonight ill sand out the upper and paint it in the morning. things are coming together some what now lower fairing.. with the grey on it now

ill have pics of it together before i leave for the track.